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♂ Hinrich Bitter-Suermann
aliasHinrich Bitter-Suermann
Record
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German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 10 March 1940
Age 84 years + 1 month
First mandate 24 March 1998 → 26 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 58 years
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 9 months ago (26 July 1999)
Special notes
None
 
Hinrich Bitter-Suermann (1940– )
© Photo 1984 Dal News — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 1 4 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ James A. Barkhouse  m 
⊕ Judy Streatch  f 
 		 ⊖ John E. Chataway  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,959 Votes: 9,308 Participation: 71.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1325(F) — 12 Jul 2023 09:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
PC
 1/3 3,256 35.22% +103 Loser:
LIB
 3,153 34.10% James A. Barkhouse
After his election:
19 Oct 1998 58
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Nov 1998 58
IND
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,095 Votes: 9,363 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1379(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
NDP
 2/3 3,098 33.45% -1,095 Winner:
PC
 4,193 45.27% John E. Chataway
Eligible: 12,680 Votes: 9,294 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
5 August 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 1273(F) — 9 Feb 2022 12:49 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
NDP
 2/4 3,412 36.87% -39 Winner:
PC
 3,451 37.30% John E. Chataway
Eligible: 14,280 Votes: 8,167 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
59		 Nova Scotia
21 June 2005
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 14232(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
65
NDP
 3/4 2,434 29.88% -521 Winner:
PC
 2,955 36.27% Judy Streatch

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
Bitter-Suermann, Hinrich (p. 23)		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hinrich Bitter-Suermann		 10 Mar 2024

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